More Dutch F-16s arrive in Romania
Kyiv • UNN
Three more F-16 fighters from the Netherlands Air Force will arrive at the European F-16 Pilot Training Center in Romania to support the training of Ukrainian pilots.
Three more F-16 aircraft of the Dutch Air Force will arrive at the European F-16 Pilot Training Center, which is located in Romania, the Romanian Ministry of Defense reported, according to UNN.
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On Wednesday, April 17, Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar will reportedly hold a bilateral meeting with his Dutch counterpart Kaysa Ollongren at the 86th Air Base "Air Force Lieutenant Gheorghe Mochornice" in Borca.
"This event is connected with the arrival of three more F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the Royal Netherlands Air Force, which will be made available to the European F-16 Training Center as part of the pilot training programs for the operation of this type of fighter aircraft," the Romanian Defense Ministry said in a statement
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In March, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis approved training of the Ukrainian military in F-16s at a military base in Romania.
On April 11, Ukrainian Air Force Command spokesman Ilya Yevlash said that Ukrainian pilots in Denmark and the United States are in the final stages of training to fly F-16 fighter jets.
Ukraine is preparing and adapting airfields to receive F-16s.
The New York Times reported that by this summer, 12 Ukrainian pilots will be ready to fly F-16s after 10 months of training in Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the United States. However, by the time the pilots return, only six F-16s out of an estimated 45 fighter jets will have been delivered to Ukraine.
